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Dana Point, CA
Full City Profile · California · Orange County County
3.1
/5.0
B
Good
32,883
Population
5,067/sq mi density
$127,246
Median Income
$78,103 per capita
$1,200,900
Home Value
$1,682,503 Zillow
$2,883
Median Rent
32.7% income on rent
63°F
Avg Temperature
330 sunny days/yr
154
Violent Crime/100K
1,181 property/100K
B
Overall
3.1 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.9 / 5.0
$127,246 median income, 2.5% unemployment
F
Affordability
1.3 / 5.0
$1,200,900 home value, $2,883/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
154 violent crimes/100K
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
57.1% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013, 2023)
Population Change
-3.8%
33,940 → 32,644
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
-0.39%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+58.8%
$80,133 → $127,246
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+4.73%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Dana Point across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013, 2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts, real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
31,763
-881 from 2023 (32,644)
Projected Median Income 2030
$175,850
+$48,604 from 2023 ($127,246)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33,940 | - | $80,133 | - |
| 2015 | 34,083 | +0.4% | $84,411 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 34,011 | -0.2% | $90,310 | +7% |
| 2019 | 33,605 | -1.2% | $99,409 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 32,821 | -2.3% | $111,132 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 32,644 | -0.5% | $127,246 | +14.5% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.